US EditionMore Americans Blame Trump, Republicans for Shutdown than Democrats, Survey Finds
A Washington Post poll shows 47% of Americans hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown amid disputes over health insurance subsidies.
- On Oct. 1 a Washington Post poll found 47% of U.S. adults blame President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress for the federal government shutdown after Congress missed the Sept. 30 deadline.
- Republican and Democratic leaders stalled after Congress failed to approve a spending package because Republicans refused to negotiate and Democrats demanded Affordable Care Act subsidies and Medicaid cuts reversed.
- About 66% of Americans said they are concerned about the shutdown, and broken down by party, 67% of GOP-aligned voters blamed Democrats while 87% of Democrats blamed Trump and Republicans.
- The shutdown stretched into a second day Thursday with no deal, Senate votes set for Friday, and furloughed HHS and DOJ employees ordered to alter out-of-office messages.
- With competing labels from both parties, President Donald Trump and Republican websites called it the `Democrat shutdown` while Democrats labeled it the `Trump and Republican shutdown`, and late-September polls showed varied blame levels.
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Trump turns the government shutdown into a political weapon
The American president considers the partial halt of government operations − triggered by budget disagreements between Republicans and Democrats − an opportunity to further dismantle the federal state and win a PR war against his opponents.
Democrats Believe Government Shutdowns Always Favor Democrats And So They Can Say Anything They Want
By Robert Romano Democrats believe shutting down the government always benefits Democrats—and they’ve got the polling to prove it, with a Washington Post poll taken Oct. 1 finding more Americans blame Republicans for the shutdown than Democrats, with 47 percent blaming President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans, and only 30 percent blaming Congressional Democrats. That, even though Senate Democrats are in fact blocking a vote for the c…
What criminals say when they're blackmailing you
I don’t know who is going to win the fight over the shutdown of the US government. I do know that it’s wrong for Donald Trump and the Republicans to do nothing while 24 million Americans enrolled in state exchanges watch their health insurance premiums spike by two, three or four times. I know it’s ...
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